Fron Our Own Correspondent, Chefoo, Feb. 26.
A draft of "Motor Road Regulations" has been published which almost suggests that the Chinese Government is alive to the need for doing something—almost warrant a more hopeful view as to the future of that newly constructed thorough-between Chefoo and Weihsien. A perusal of the regulations gives the impression that all ig well and that nothing further need be feared—to anyone who does not know how prone Chinese are to make regula-ro without delay, crossing the {tions which mean nothing.
Who, to Chinkiang by ferry. living in China, and coguiza it ad would supplement—the the manner in which Chinese Jaunch service rather than displace are worked, and realizing how it, and owners of the Jaunch com-urely, if ever, there is any real panies seem to favour the improve-maintenance of the essentials, can ment xs well as other citizens. believe that the profits wil is thought there will be little dif-devoted to the upkeep of the newlyficulty in procuring the stretch of constructed but unfinished road? land. Labourers to construct the The Regulations read all right but road are to be drawn from famine experience teaches that, iti is as well areas in the district to the cast of to regard' such documents with a Yangchow which suffered keenly good deal of sceptici in order from the floods of Jast summer: to avoid future disappointment. The labor © many, as. the Fnquestionably the Government is i are said to num-anxious for the—motor-service ber many thousands. The fact that to be inaugurated,—even there will be little te do in the it is palpably evident fields for the next two months, the will be given to the lease makes the present a very opportune companies or individual time to begin this project. ill promise the largest proportion of the annual profits to the authorities. It is precisely here Classwork has been resumed in that the document fails to "main-the sth Normal School, where thy ain in the confidence that it aims recent art exhibit for the benefit at in its opening. of famine relief was held. All but Meanwhile, Chefoo, at any sest of the matsheds, used rate, is keenly interested in the a theatre, have disap scheme for the establishment of the moter trafic and support for it i milit-j will not be lacking, once it is ities Wr. Loo; demonstrated that the newly Tien illu, formerly commissioner constructed road, when of education of Kiangsu province pleted, will be used for pro-and director of the educational meting trade and industry and not exhibit, which has just closed, degenerate into a means for a: states that 124,000 people passed in impoverished Ministry io put money and out of the main entrance. Ten} into the pockets of its members. thousand lottery tickets at a dollar Local merchants, business men each were sold, the individuals with and others, beth foreign and lucky numbers receiving an assort-Chinese, are determined that the ment of paintings, drawings. bolts potentialities of this region shall of cloth, clay carvings, scrolls and be developed and a proposal has numerous other articles which were been mooted for the linking up of on display in twa of the school!
Chefoo with Ninghai, Laiyang and rooms. Local newspapers have not published the amount turned over Chaoyen so that "the latent iIndusries of the latter may be brought in for exportation. I give herewith the most important of the regulations.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.